<p>true. but i, and most of the student body, like it that way. </p>
<p>pre-professional education (first med and business school, first inter-disciplinary programs, etc.) is one of penn’s distinguishing characteristics, and one which i hope will be promoted in the decades and centuries to come. </p>
<p>ps: if you do your research, you’ll find the other ivies are following penn’s lead in this.</p>
<p>ps2: the VIPER program is perhaps the best example of what a penn education is like–a blend of the theoretical with the practical.</p>